dān

single, individual, only; lone

DEFINITIONS

單 dān
  • bill
  • list
  • form
  • single
  • only
  • sole
  • odd number
  • CL:個|个[ge4]
單 shàn
  • surname Shan

WORDS

刀赴會 dān dāo fù huì lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom); fig. to go alone into enemy lines
反機 dān fǎn jī see 單反相機|单反相机[dan1 fan3 xiang4 ji1]
反相機 dān fǎn xiàng jī single-lens reflex camera (SLR)
叢 dān cōng a class of oolong tea
口相聲 dān kǒu xiàng shēng comic monologue; one-person comic sketch
句 dān jù simple sentence (grammar)
另 dān lìng separately and exclusively; specially
向 dān xiàng unidirectional
向電流 dān xiàng diàn liú (elec.) unidirectional current; DC; also written 直流[zhi2 liu2]
味藥 dān wèi yào medicine made from a single herb; drug made from a single substance
dān dān only; merely; just
團 dān tuán ad hoc group (tour group with a customized itinerary)
套 dān tào single set
子 dān zǐ the only son of a family; (functional programming or philosophy) monad
子 dān zi list of items; bill; form; bedsheet
子葉 dān zǐ yè monocotyledon (plant family distinguished by single embryonic leaf, includes grasses, orchids and lilies)
字 dān zì single Chinese character; word (in a foreign language)
寧酸 dān níng suān tannic acid (loanword)
射 dān shè one-to-one function; injective map (math.)
層 dān céng single layer; single story; single deck; single level
層塔 dān céng tǎ single-storied pagoda
峰駝 dān fēng tuó dromedary
幹 dān gàn to work on one's own; to work single-handed; individual farming
張 dān zhāng flyer; leaflet; single-sheet (map etc)
張匯票 dān zhāng huì piào sola bill of exchange (international trade)